Serial Structure Information/Consist Of
Component Life/Consist Of

[About VIM Access Control] [About Serial Structures] [To Perform Maintenance Engineering] [To Manage Maintenance Program] [To Manage Serialized Configuration] [To Manage Line Maintenance] [To Dispatch Asset and Close Maintenance Visit]

Usage

Use this tab to view information on the composition of a serial structure. You can connect new structural records (install), remove structural records (remove) and build part structures by copying from templates and serial structures.

You can enter serial information on this tab only once, for example, when a serial structure is created using the Import Template Structure right mouse button option and the serial numbers have not yet been generated. In which case, you can use this tab to create the serials. It is not possible to modify serial information in this tab.  

When a structural change is performed (replacement, removal or installation), the system considers whether any operational loggings have been performed in the time interval between the structure change date/time and the current date/time, and how that will affect the serial that is being connected or disconnected. See the examples below.

• An operational event was carried out on 05-JAN-02 and the operational logging is registered immediately. The engine of the serial structure was replaced on 04-JAN-02 but the replacement is not registered in the application until 06-JAN-02. In this case, the operational values must be extended on the engine (and its structure) that is connected and not the engine being disconnected.
  
• The operational logging was not performed on the same day. On 07-JAN-02, the engine of the serial structure was replaced by another engine. The operational logging was performed on 08-JAN-02 (after the replacement). In this example, the operational values must be extended on the engine (and its structure) that was replaced on 07-JAN-02 and not the structure as it is today. 

In scenarios like the ones described above, causing operational loggings to be moved from one serial to another, all due calculations will automatically be run for the involved serials to calculate the new due dates and values when the structure change is complete.

If the part has an assigned serial number, you can connect documents and characteristics to the part in Attachments. Note: When a serial is deleted, only the connections to the attached documents and characteristics will be deleted. If you wish to delete the documents you will need to manually remove it in IFS Document Management.

Select the Change Maintenance Program right mouse button option to change the current maintenance program or maintenance group on a serial. The maintenance program along with the maintenance group determines which maintenance program should be used for the serial.

Select the Copy Template Structure (One Level) right mouse button option to copy from the template structure to the next level for your serial structure. This selection performs the same functionality as the Import Template Structure option, except that only one level is handled.

To navigate in the serial structure, right-click anywhere in the table and then click Previous Level or Next Level. 

Activity Diagram

Define Preventive Maintenance Program
Define Serial Structure
Maintain Serial Structure
Resolve Structure Mismatches, variant MRO

Activities

Create Serial
Enter or Modify Serial Structure
Replace Serial
Remove Part or Serial
Install Serial
Install Part
Swap Serials
Rob Serial
Copy Serial Structure
Set Serial Structure In Operation
Set Serial Structure Out of Operation
Set Serial Structure Operational
Generate Serial Numbers
Connect Maintenance Program to Serial
Correct Structure Positions